Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, and Arpeggios

✍ Scribed by Bradford Werner

• Publisher: Independently published
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 122
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, and Arpeggios (2019 Edition). Notation Only with Fingering, String Numbers, and Positions.122 Pages. Includes: Practice Routines, Tips, YouTube Lessons, 100 Open String Exercises, 120 Giuliani Arpeggios, Selected Scales (Major, Minor, 3rds, 6ths, Octaves, 10ths), Slur Exercises, Shifts, Finger Independence, Alignment, Stretch, Barre, Tremolo, Common Harmonics, Speed and Relaxation, and more. This book focuses on essential exercises for the development of classical guitar technique. All the exercises from the headings of the table of contents progress from easy to advanced in a progressive format. Although this is a book of exercises rather than a method, I have included many helpful tips throughout the book to aid students. As with all my materials, the video lessons are an added educational advantage.Intended for beginner to early-advanced classical guitar students (approximately RCM Toronto Grade 1-9). As a basic prerequisite students would have completed both Volume One and Two of my beginner method book series or an equivalent. There are a number of exercises in upper positions that include accidentals, therefore, additional reading experience is required if you wish to study the entire book. The inclusion of fingering, string numbers, and position marks should make the exercises easy to understand. The 100 open string exercises should be very accessible to beginners and advanced students alike.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
4 About this Book and Recommendations
5 Practice Advice, Metronome Speeds, Technique Overview
8 Practice Routines for Various Levels
Part 1 - Right Hand Exercises
12 Open String Exercises No.1-19 with i, m, a
17 Open String Exercises No. 20-35 with p, i, m, a
21 Explanation of Preparation (Planting) in the Right Hand
22 Open String Exercises No. 36-100 with p, i, m, a
33 Giuliani’s 120 Right Hand Studies
Part 2 - Left Hand Alignment, Shifts, and Scales
54 Alignment Exercises for the Left Hand
58 Chromatic Scale Exercises
61 Variations and Ideas for Practicing Scales
64 Open Position Scales Through the Circle of Fifths
68 One Octave Movable Major Scale Patterns
70 Shift Exercises
72 Favourite Two and Three Octave Movable Scales
75 Major Scales with Open String Shifts
77 Triadic Arpeggios
Part 3 - Slurs, Finger Independence, and Stretch
80 Slur Exercises (Hammer-ons, Pull-offs)
91 Selected Slur Scales
93 Left Hand Finger Independence, Alignment, and Stretch
101 Selected Major Scales in 3rds, 6ths, Octaves, and 10ths
Part 4 - Additional Techniques
106 Barre Exercises
109 Tremolo Exercises
114 Basic Rasgueado
116 Common Natural and Artificial Harmonics
120 Speed and Relaxation